Ripa, 42, was interviewed this week during an event celebrating the magazine's "35 Most Important People In Media." She and current co-host Michael Strahan, a former New York Giants linebacker, were included.

"I tend to watch Good Morning America because it's on in the makeup room as I'm getting ready," she said. "People like to feel good, and they like a little energy a little pep in the mornings. I think that's pretty much [why people watch the show]."